{"id":131296,"date":"2023-08-14T14:42:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=131296"},"modified":"2023-08-14T14:42:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:42:56","slug":"willmott-dixon-passivhaus-school-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/projects\/willmott-dixon-passivhaus-school-project\/131296\/","title":{"rendered":"Willmott Dixon appointed to \u00a314.5m passivhaus school project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Willmott Dixon has been chosen as the preferred contractor for the \u00a314.5m Passivhaus school in Basingstoke, Hampshire<\/h2>\n<p>Hounsome Fields Primary School will be designed and constructed to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.passivhaustrust.org.uk\/what_is_passivhaus.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Passivhaus Classic standard.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Procured through the Southern Construction Framework, Willmott Dixon is set to start construction on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.willmottdixon.co.uk\/sectors\/schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Passivhaus school<\/a> in early 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable features of the new school include a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/heat-pumps-testing-feasibility-and-closing-skills-gap\/125513\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ground-source heat pump heating system<\/a> beneath the playing fields, plus solar control triple glazing.<\/p>\n<p>The growing demand for Passivhaus-standard property has seen Willmott Dixon involved in several notable projects recently, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new generation of homes for Caerphilly County Borough Council<\/li>\n<li>Spelthorne Leisure Centre<\/li>\n<li>A multi-Faith centre for the University of Exeter<\/li>\n<li>Student accommodation for St Peter\u2019s College at the University of Oxford.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Richard Poulter, managing director of Willmott Dixon in the South, said: \u201cWe are delighted to be working with Hampshire County Council once again. 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